I figured out a pretty good excuse for not participating in Valentines Day. The first time I went out with my ex-wife was on Valentines Day so I told my wife its obviously a cursed day that should never be recognized. Okay, so every so often I'll get her a card or flowers.
"If ye love wealth greater than liberty, the tranquility of servitude greater than the animating contest for freedom, go home from us in peace. We seek not your counsel, nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you; May your chains set lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that ye were our countrymen."
Samuel Adams
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